Override HB 253 veto

Don't believe scare tactics; tax cuts are good for Missouri

1:10 AM,
Sep. 11, 2013

Tim Jones

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Tim Jones

Missouri is losing jobs and citizens to other states due to outdated economic development policies - including our tax system.

Our stagnant economy has led to a continually high unemployment rate, which is once again above 7 percent, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hundreds of thousands of Missourians remain unemployed, and our state has lost more than 30,000 jobs under the Nixon administration.

The stagnant economy and hostile tax environment have resulted in numerous local employers closing down or moving just over the border into Tennessee, Kansas or ...